Stanford Sex Assault Convict Brock Turner Banned from USA Swimming for Life

[QED]

Source: People Magazine

Brock Turner, the Stanford swimmer who was sentenced to six months in jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a fraternity party in 2015, has been banned for life by USA Swimming, the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States.

USA Today reports that the 20-year-old is not currently a member of USA Swimming but had been prior to his membership expiring in 2014, and that the governing body said he would "not be eligible" should he apply again for membership.

"Had he been a member, he would be subject to the USA Swimming Code of Conduct," USA Swimming spokesperson Scott Leightman told the news outlet. "USA Swimming strictly prohibits and has zero tolerance for sexual misconduct, with firm Code of Conduct policies in place, and severe penalties, including a permanent ban of membership, for those who violate our Code of Conduct."

Read more: http://www.people.com/article/brock-turner-usa-swimming-lifetime-ban?xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag

[Dawson Leery]

1. k/r

More than can be said for Notre Dame.

[Sherman A1]

2. Good

The organization is doing what it can in this matter.

[7962]

3. He's going to pay regardless of his length of sentence.

Granted, I'd love to see that guy spend a few yrs in the slammer, but this publicity has pretty much given him the punishment that the judge didnt. Having to register a s a sex offender for the rest of your life is a HUGE thing to overcome. And now the notoriety he's gotten will definitely affect his future job prospects.
Oh well, dont rape a woman.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. He will have to register as a sex offender ONLY IF he loses appeals.

He has resources, and friends in low places.

[7962]

13. Oh, he's gonna lose his appeals! After all THIS? he doesnt stand a chance nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

14. Appeals seem to be based on procedure and other esoteric legal stuff ...

... that I won't pretend to understand.

They're not supposed to be based on facts, public opinions, or newspaper editorials.

So, yes, even after all THIS, his appeals could succeed.

But now, there may be new charges based on distributing photos.

We'll see.

The poor lad was obviously suffering from affluenza.

[greiner3]

32. Trump would pardon him

[CincyDem]

4. But but but...

...but won't this effect him for life ? A life ban for just "20 minutes of bad decision making". Whah, whah, whah...it just doesn't seem fair.

[MidwestTech]

7. A lifetime ban in the US vs a lifetime of trauma

yeah im gonna be siding with the victim on this one.

he can cope

[elljay]

9. Had he shown remorse

and been properly sanctioned, he would be able to one day reclaim his life. America is filled with stories of people who did wrong things and then truly repented and reformed. We are generally a forgiving people. Instead, he, his father, and Judge Persky have made this impossible. The unintended consequence of not punishing him with prison for his 20 minutes of action will be the horrified reaction of the public and the actions they take in response, like the swimming ban. I'm sure there are more to come. Hubris.

[christx30]

15. Yep.

Like when OJ was found not guilty by the jury, but generally became a pariah to a lot of people. Despite the verdict, no one wanted to be seen with him.

[tclambert]

5. See? His father was right. Twenty minutes of "action" did disrupt his son's life.

That's kind of how crime and punishment works, doofus dad.

[maddiemom]

20. It would take LESS than twenty minutes to commit murder.

The attitude of both his parents denotes that this attitude must have been prevalent in his upbringing. As a mom and a teacher, I know some kids can "break bad" despite the best efforts of their parents, but I would guess that is not the case in this situation. I would not "disown" a son who committed such a crime, but I definitely would be bringing all hell down on his head and would agree that he should take whatever punishment the law meted out.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. Rape culture calls Violent Rape "action". . . nt

[valerief]

6. FFS, America hates women. He s/b in prison for years. nt

[Lizzie Poppet]

8. Agreed. But at least US Swimming got it right.

Hoping more entities with influence on the rapist's life do the same.

[maddiemom]

22. Yes, they got it right.

I doubt that there will be much controversy, but...it would be interesting to contrast the reaction if the boy had been, say, a star athlete in football, with many rabid fans and lots of money at stake.

[passiveporcupine]

27. Recall campaign gains speed against judge in Stanford rape case

The judge's decision "confirms what women already knew: That rape culture blames us for being vulnerable when crimes are committed against us, but treats the same factors — drinking, in particular — as reasons to be exceedingly lenient with rapists," Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton said.

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/06/recall_campaign_against_judge.html#incart_river_home

I'm not sure in this case it's the reason for this Judge's decision. I suspect it's more the 'affluence' that affected his decision. Or maybe both.

But it's not just this judge. Rapists and child molesters seem to almost always get inappropriately short sentences. And I just can't understand why.

[valerief]

31. Because America hates women. Just like Saudi Arabia hates women. And Afghanistan hates

women.

[niyad]

34. misogyny and rape culture are not limited to other countries and cultures.

[secondwind]

10. Glad to hear this

[ailsagirl]

12. He'll probably petition to have his name changed, since everyone knows it now n/t

[smirkymonkey]

16. Bwahahahah! Good!

Serves the little shit right!

[gopiscrap]

17. I saw that he testified abouty not using drugs and

alcohol after a certain point and it's been proven that he had. Can't he be charged with perjury?

[keithbvadu2]

23. " testified abouty not using drugs and alcohol after a certain point"

But he probably only used them for '20 minutes'. (sarcasm)

[Night Watchman]

18. Awww, let's not be TOO Hard on the boy!

[christx30]

19. I'm sure if Swim USA could jail him for 10 years,

they would. We work with the tools that we have. They are doing everything in their power to distance themselves from the twerp. "He's not one of our's. he's banned for life. "

[olddad56]

21. if he had gotten what he deserves, he would be too old to swim by the time he got out of prison.

[TomCADem]

24. Paul Ryan: The term “forcible rape” was “stock language”

For all of the Republican efforts to claim that they are not sexist, not too long ago, their "mainstream" candidate was sponsoring a bill with a very narrow definition rape.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2012/08/27/paul-ryan-the-term-forcible-rape-was-stock-language/

Responding to Democratic charges that he sought to narrow the definition of rape when he co-sponsored a House measure last year that used the term “forcible rape,” presumptive GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Monday that the phrase was “stock language” and that he agreed with its eventual removal from the bill.

“Democrats have been accusing you of trying to redefine rape,” Fox News Channel host Bret Baier said to Ryan in an interview that aired Monday night. “You co-sponsored legislation seeking to distinguish between statutory and forcible rape. Why?”

“Well, look. All of these bills were bills to stop taxpayer financing of abortion,” Ryan said. “Most Americans agree with us, including pro-choice Americans, that we shouldn’t use hardworking taxpayer dollars to finance abortion. Rape is rape, period. This is language that was stock language used for lots of different bills – bills I didn’t author – and that language was removed, to be very clear, and I agree with that, removing that language so we are very clear. Rape is rape, period. End of story.”

The GOP-led House has passed several abortion funding-related measures this Congress, but the one that employed the term “forcible rape” – H.R. 3, also known as the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” – has drawn renewed scrutiny in the wake of Missouri GOP Senate nominee Todd Akin’s remark that “legitimate rape” rarely results in pregnancy.

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25. His mom said people would "wrongly assume he is a child molester" instead of "just" a rapist

"Turner’s mother also expressed concern about his future job prospects and fretted over the fact that he would have to register as a Tier 3 sex offender after serving his sentence.

“Brock will have to register at the highest tier which means he is on the same level as a pedophile/child molester. There is no differentiation,” she wrote. “The public records will reflect a Tier 3 so people will wrongly assume he is a child molester. I fear for his lifelong safety.”"

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/rapists-mother-wrote-letter-to-judge-complaining-about-decorating-and-not-one-word-about-the-victim/

[Frank Cannon]

29. No surprise that the mother is disgusting trash.

Clearly, the rotten apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

[ejbr]

33. How could anyone assume

he's a pedophile when everyone now knows who this prick is, what he has done, and his inadequate punishment? I know, she wrote this before the extent of this travesty played out, but I hope she now knows how unlikely it is to consider him anything other than the shit he is. He'd be less of a shit had he and his supporters had a fucking clue.

[niyad]

35. that whole family is a disgusting waste of oxygen and resources.

may they receive everything they deserve.

[Person 2713]

36. And don't forget she can not decorate while all this is going on!

[Gomez163]

26. I'd make him swim right after eating

[cliffordu]

28. I always enjoy a warm bowl of schadenfreud

With my morning cup of Draino.

This was particularly tasty.

[yurbud]

37. that judge made him far more well known as a sex offender than

If he gave him a decent sentence, so in a sense, he ruined his life in a different direction--and probably ruined his own to boot.